This is the 2198th most frequent German word.
dateien
"Dateien" means "files" in English.
In this sentence, "dateien" is used to refer to digital documents or files stored on a computer.
Ich habe die Dateien auf meinen Rechner heruntergeladen.
I downloaded the files to my computer.
Here, "dateien" again refers to digital files that are to be sorted or arranged.
Die Dateien müssen organisiert werden, bevor wir sie verwenden.
The files need to be organized before we use them.
In this case, "dateien" signifies specific files that need to be identified or found.